Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. Since 1998, he has recorded five albums of original music, several EPs, and numerous tracks included on compilations and film soundtracks. He is the son of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, brother of Martha Wainwright, and half-brother of Lucy Wainwright Roche.

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian - American singer-songwriter . Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha Wainwright , mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I’m Running , which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Tr